NHTSA Campaign 14V171000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NHTSA campaign 14V171000 covers 28 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: ignition. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 14V171000 with NHTSA on April 10, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V171000, NHTSA lists up to 2,191,014 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 1, 2002 and July 24, 2003.
The 14V171000 report reached NHTSA 11 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V171000 were scheduled from April 18, 2014, 8 days after the report.
14V171000 covers 6 models from Saturn, Chevrolet and Pontiac, model years 2003–2011.
Owners of the model years 14V171000 covers have filed at least 3,963 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 14V171000 vehicles, the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt has the most (412).
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V171000 ranks 6 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 14V171000, General Motors LLC has 32 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 14V171000 was 13V566000, reported on November 13, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 Chevrolet Cobalt, 2006-2011 Chevrolet HHR, 2007-2010 Pontiac G5, 2006-2010 Pontiac Solstice, 2003-2007 Saturn Ion, and 2007-2010 Saturn Sky vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the key can be removed from the ignition when the ignition is not in the "Off" position.
- The risk
- If the key can be removed from the ignition when the ignition is not in the "off" position, the vehicle could roll away: (a) for an automatic transmission, if the transmission is not in the "Park" position; or (b) for a manual transmission, if the parking brake is not engaged and the transmission is not in the "Reverse" position. This potential for rollaway increases the risk for a crash and occupant or pedestrian injuries.
- The fix
- General Motors will notify owners, and for vehicles that were built with the defective ignition cylinder and have not previously had the ignition cylinder replaced with the redesigned part, dealers will replace the ignition cylinder and cut and, if necessary, re-learn two ignition/door keys for each vehicle. For vehicles that were built with the redesigned ignition cylinder or had the ignition cylinder replaced with the redesigned part, dealers will cut and, if necessary, re-learn two ignition/door keys for each vehicle. The recall began on April 18, 2014. Chevrolet owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-222-1020, Pontiac owners at 1-800-762-2737, and Saturn owners at 1-800-553-6000. General Motors' number for this recall is 14113 for the ignition lock cylinder and key replacement, and 14133 for only key replacements. Note: Until a vehicle has been remedied, owners and operators are advised that when exiting, to be sure that the vehicle is in "Park," or in the case of a manual transmission, that the vehicle is in the "Reverse" position and the parking brake is engaged.
Reported April 10, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V171000 (28)
Chevrolet (12)
Saturn (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V171000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: April 10, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted